Graduate Connections- August 2008

In This Issue: Click on links to navigate the newsletter Navigating Graduate School......1 Success in Graduate School 18th Annual Campuswide TA Workshops New Student Welcome Barbara Lovitts Seminars Stay Connected 38 Strategies for Completing Your Dissertation Good Practices in Graduate Education....................................4 Academic Integrity: A Letter to My Students Essential Connections..................7 A Timeless and Solitary Page Teaching Tip .................................8 Ten Things to Do the First Day of Class Professional Development...........9 Think “Next Stage” Interactions.................................10 Graduate Student Association News Funding Opportunities...............11 Resources for Researchers........12 NURAMP Workshops Responsible Conduct of Research Human and Animal Subjects Announcements..........................13 Software Workshops Online Graduate Bulletin Call for Award Nominations Student Health Insurance Notes Certification Policy Change Calendar......................................15 Word to the Wise.......................15 Readers’ Corner.........................16 Academic Writing For Graduate Students: Essential Tasks And Skill